Dulwich Hamlet claimed their first National League South win since the opening day of the season by beating Cheshunt 3-0 on Tuesday night.
The Hamlet bounced back from their 2-1 defeat at Chippenham Town to win on the road for the first time in this campaign and end a seven-game winless league run.
It was a third victory in four games under Paul Barnes. Dulwich raced into a 2-0 lead by the ninth minute with goals from Danny Mills and Will Wood.
Mills added his second and his side’s third when he beat former Dulwich goalkeeper Preston Edwards in the 59th minute at Theobalds Lane.
The defeat against Chippenham Town at Hardenhuish Park meant Dulwich still hadn’t won in the league since beating Braintree Town 2-1 on August 6.
Chippenham took the lead in the 48th minute through Caine Bradbury before George Porter equalised seven minutes later.
Dulwich appeared set to take home a point but an 89th-minute goal from Joe Parker won it for the hosts.
The Hamlet had won in the FA Cup and London Senior Cup in Barnes’ first two games in charge.
Despite being disappointed with the loss, Barnes was pleased with his side’s performances in his first three games.
“Gutted, absolutely gutted,” Barnes said last weekend. “I think the boys put in a great shift in terms of the information we got into them on Thursday, I thought we executed unbelievably well.
“I thought they deserved something but we know football is a cruel game. If we take our chances in the first half maybe it’s a different game, we don’t put ourselves under as much pressure. But I just said to them in there I can’t fault them in terms of the week and a half, two weeks since we’ve been here. They’ve been superb in the way they’ve reacted.
“I don’t mind putting myself in the firing line. From my perspective it’s one of those that’s a gutter, but if we’re not a little more clinical you get nothing in this league.”
Dulwich are nineteenth in the table with eight points from ten games. They back at Champion Hill this Saturday when they face Folkstone Invicta of the Isthmian League Premier Division in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup, two rounds from the first round proper. Kick-off is 3pm.